Conservatory Takes Steps to Continue Ensembles and Instruction Remotely
By Jane Fitzpatrick, Features Editor The Sunderman Conservatory has been facing new challenges presented in making music together, apart. Ensembles, from Camerata to Orchestra, are looking forward to some new and exciting projects ahead. Private instruction and weekly studio meetings are being accomplished through Zoom, using specific settings options to optimize the application for music transmission. Some studios will also be...
Great Work from Home: Day 8
Welcome to the eighth edition of our “Great Work from Home” daily bulletin, an initiative of The Gettysburgian during this season of social distancing. This week, each morning, we will present a curated playlist, a favorite Gettysburg campus photo, and hometown spotlight, each submitted by a different Gettysburgian. We are also issuing a new challenge this week: in honor of Gettysburg sunsets, share with us your best...
April Fools: Underground Rushing Continues Online (Remote Hazing Very Effective)
By Gauri Mangala, Managing Editor Students of Gettysburg College have been extremely active in their advocacy for different student groups that have been affected by the move to remote learning. Acts of generosity and movements of positivity have provided many with hope in a time of much uncertainty, but perhaps students have missed the mark and have neglected a group that has been immeasurably affected by the coronavirus: frats. “How...
April Fools: First Zoom Concert: It was…a Good Try.
By Britney Brunache & Lauren Hand On Friday, the Gettysburg College Choir held its first ever concert via Zoom. Although it was intended to liven up the spirits of the Gettysburg College students and staff, it actually did the opposite. “It was kind of weird watching the conductor wave his baton at a camera,” said one student who attended the Zoom concert. During the course of the concert, one of the performers was muted yet still...
April Fools’ Opinion: Ranking the 2020 Fiascoes (So Far)
By Emily Dalgleish, Opinions Editor 2020 has had its fair share of national and global crises– so many that it is difficult to keep track. For that reason, I have created a definitive ranking of the fiascoes of this year from least to most chaotic. 5. Roger Stone sentencing After Stone was convicted of seven crimes, including lying to Congress and obstruction of justice, prosecutors recommended he be sentenced to seven to nine years...
April Fools: Production of Macbeth Proves that the Show Must Go On
By Gauri Mangala & Britney Brunache The Spring production of Macbeth has persevered through the coronavirus and has adapted its show to the changing circumstances. The show, which opened last week had a 20 person max seating, as audience members were required to sit with a 6 empty seat radius around them at all times. Virtual programs could be scanned with a QR code to avoid usher-audience physical interaction. The battle scenes...
